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handy
1[ han-dee ]
adjective
- within easy reach; conveniently available; accessible:
The aspirins are handy.
- convenient or useful:
A digital thermometer is a handy thing to have at home.
a handy person.
Synonyms: versatile, all-around
- easily maneuvered:
a handy ship.
Synonyms: yare, wieldy, manageable
Handy
2[ han-dee ]
noun
- W(illiam) C(hristopher), 1873–1958, U.S. blues composer.
Handy
1/ ˈhændɪ /
noun
- HandyW(illiam) C(hristopher)18731958MUSMUSIC: blues musicianMUSIC: songwriter W ( illiam ) C ( hristopher ). 1873–1958, US blues musician and songwriter, esp noted for the song "St Louis Blues"
handy
2/ ˈhændɪ /
adjective
- conveniently or easily within reach
- easy to manoeuvre, handle, or use
a handy tool
- skilful with one's hands
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Derived Forms
- ˈhandiness, noun
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Other Words From
- handi·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Idioms and Phrases
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Example Sentences
There was a handy distraction in the Che t-shirt the tourist was wearing while celebrating the death.
Before Cuba was shunned and sanctioned, it was a handy place for the randy.
You should look at our summary of benefits,” she continued, directing me to a handy online chart of “coverage examples.
Again, that pre-communion questionnaire sin litmus test might prove handy.
She also was handy, hammering nails into walls and using a heat gun to chisel glue off the floor.
She was so handy with a needle, and allus ready to cut out calico dingusses that the peon gals could sew up.
Half frantic, I dashed forward, snatching as I did so a rapier from the wall, the only weapon handy.
Anything thats handy, miss; dont put yourself out of the way on our accounts.
He had got so that he felt a little lonely when he didn't have Louis the Goon right handy.
As a preliminary to his courting trip, Bill took a drink from a bottle that he kept handy in his corner.
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